Abstract: Bridge health monitoring (BHM) technology serves as an effective tool in obtaining the state information of bridges. However, due to the limited budgets for maintenance of short- and medium-span bridges, BHM cannot be ...

Abstract: The dynamic performance of a new bridge system utilizing hybrid spread steel box girders, in which the steel box girders are spaced apart instead of conventional multicell box girders, was evaluated based on field tests ...

Abstract: The incorporation of expansion joints in the parapet wall of bridge girders is standard practice to account for factors such as temperature differentials, shrinkage, and settlement. Gaining an understanding of the influence ...

Abstract: Single-column bridges are widely used for urban overpasses and highway bridges. Rising overturning incidents have exposed the vulnerability of this type of bridge, which is inherently susceptible to overturning collapse. ...

Abstract: This study quantitatively evaluated the level of conservatism or accuracy of four typical directions used to assess the maximum structural response over all nonredundant seismic input angles: fault-normal and fault-parallel ...

Abstract: Concrete adjacent box girders are widely used in short- and medium-span highway bridges. Effects of bridge accessories, such as curbs and parapets, on the structural performance are commonly ignored in design, health ...

Abstract: By summer 2021 moderate to exceptional drought impacted 28% of North America, focused west of the Mississippi, with serious impacts on fire, water resources, and agriculture. Here, using reanalyses and SST-forced climate ...